Every so often a film comes along that is a WOW!
I call 'em "knock-your-socks-off" flicks...because they razzle-dazzle and put you right on the edge of your seat. Gone Girl is every bit the fantastic film critics say it is.
RUN out and see it. Right now! Skip work! Put off chores! Haha.
OK, let's back up a bit. First off, I will provide no spoiler details, so you can read on with ease. What is the story about? It's a very simple premise, revealed by the title itself. A husband comes home on his anniversary and finds his wife missing.
Who is the wife? A mysterious, beautiful author of children's books, thus famous. As a celebrity, it is not long before the media feed like vultures on the missing spouse.
New focus: The couple's past. They're a strange pair. No details, since I can't give anything away, but each is rather bizarre: he's been out of work for a while, and she's a trust-fund kid. Their relationship is a whirlwind romance, but not quite what you'd expect.
On to the acting: Amazing. Ben Affleck grows on you. He gets better with time. He was wonderful in Argo, but he's even better in Gone Girl. There is already Best Actor buzz afloat. Rosamunde Pike plays his love interest. She was a great villain as Amanda Frost, the double agent, in one of the James Bond films. I think she is worthy of a Best Actress nod for her work here.
Best secondary actor: Kim Dickens. Critics have overlooked her. She is a little known actress who got her start as one of the lab workers opposite Elizabeth Shue in Hollow Man. She plays a detective in Gone Girl, and she sometimes steals the show.
If you like who-dunnits, mysteries that twist and turn and surprise, Gone Girl is for you. You think the plot is moving in one direction and bam, it takes a different turn! Think Hitchcock. Think Twilight Zone. Yes, you are never sure about reality, or motives, or actions!
Who's bad? Who's good? FUN!!!
This film gets an A+ rating. I doubt you'll find a better mystery-thriller.
By the way, it's a lengthy flick, but the time will pass in an instant!
Enjoy.
